Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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~ Saturday
March 20
I called at the office in the morning and spent the day in the office
Presidents Young and Kimball spent about 4 hours with us in
reading history we read Presidents kimball synopsis of his
history which has cost us vast labour and perplexity we also read
Amasa Lymans History both was approved of I feel very thankful
that we in a measure are getting through with the History of the
Twelve for it has cost me nearly a years hard brain labor
~ Sunday
21st Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle the Presidency
and a part of the Twelve were present I spoke in the morning then
the meeting was turned into a special conference the Presidency
spoke then it was resolved to move all the people and provision to
the southern country and go into the desert as soon as possible
and evacuate this city and be ready to burn the whole city
to ground before our enemies tocome to take possession of it. I atte-
nded the prayer circle while there Daniel Spencer told me
that he met my son Wifford in rush valley wallowing with his
team through 2 feet of snow and thought he might perish
~ Monday
212nd I started this morning for Rush valley to look up wilford
fearing that he might be in trouble I rode to E. T. City preached
to the city people was vary lame with riding
~ Tuesday
223 I started for Rush valley got a short distance learned that
Wilford was near by with Luke Johnson family he soon came
up He had had a very severe time he had broke his way through
35 miles of snow from one to two feet deep got lost in a
storm travelled into the canyon if his team had not been vary
stout he and his team would have perished the horses were much
used up But I was glad to find my son and team alive I took
my team and Wifford my horse and returned to the city the Breth[ren]
have not over taken the indians. Wilford said that He herd Tabby
a freiendly Indians say that the chiefs had been to the soldiers camp
and Col Johnson or Harny had told them that Brigham Young had
charmed their children and they had died and Brigham
Young kwooud kill them all the officers said that Joseph Smith
was a great captain and they cut his head off easy and
Brigham Young was a small captain and we will cut off
his head much easier and in this way they stired up the Indians
to war again[s]t us
~ Wednesday
24 The whole city of the great Salt Lake is stired up and
packing up for leaving I spent the most of the day in the office
packing it up &c The Presidency and Twelve met in council
at the office Meeting opened by Prayer by O. Hyde I presented
before the meeting the case of O. Pratt who did not believe in
some of the teachings of President Young and thought President
Young had reproved him unjustly the subjet was discused
at length by the Twelve and President Young. much instruction
was given at the close Orson Pratt confessed his faults and said
that He would never teach those principles again or speak them
to any person on the Earth we all forgave him and voted to receive
him into full fellowship
~ Saturday
March 20 I called at the office in the morning and spent the day in the office Presidents Young and Kimball spent about 4 hours with us in reading history we read Presidents Kimball synopsis of his history which has cost us vast labour and perplexity we also read Amasa Lymans History both was approved of I feel vary thankful that we in a measure are getting through with the History of the Twelve for it has cost me nearly a years hard brain labor
~ Sunday
21st Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle the Presidency and a part of the Twelve were present I spoke in the morning then the meeting was turned into a special conference the Presidency spoke then it was resolved to move all the people and provision to the southern country and go into the desert as soon as possible and evacuate this City and be ready to burn the whole City to ground before our enemiescome to take possession of it. I attended the prayer Circle while there Daniel Spencer told me that he met my son Wilford in rush valley wallowing with his team through 2 feet of snow and thought he might perish
~ Monday
22nd I started this morning for Rush valley to look up Wilford fearing that he might be in trouble I rode to E. T. City preached to the people was vary lame with riding
~ Tuesday
23 I started for Rush valley got a short distance learned that Wilford was near by with Luke Johnson family he soon came up He had had a vary severe time he had broke his way through 35 miles of snow from one to two feet deep got lost in a storm travelled into the canyon if his team had not been vary stout he and his team would have perished the horses were much used up But I was glad to find my son and team alive I took my team and Wilford my horse and returned to the City the Brethren have not over taken the indians. Wilford said that He herd Tabby a friendly Indian say that the Chiefs had been to the soldiers camp and Col Johnson or Harny had told them that Brigham Young had FIGURES charmed their children and they had died and Brigham Young wood kill them all the officers said that Joseph Smith was a great captain and they cut his head off easy and Brigham Young was a small captain and we will cut off his head much easier and in this way they stired up the Indians to war against us
~ Wednesday
24 The whole city of the great Salt Lake is stired up and packing up for leaving I spent the most of the day in the office packing it up &c. The Presidency and Twelve met in council at the office. Meeting opened by Prayer by O. Hyde I presented before the meeting the case of O. Pratt who did not believe in some of the teachings of President Young and thought President Young had reproved him unjustly the subjet was discused at length by the Twelve and President Young. much instruction was given at the close Orson Pratt confessed his faults and said that He would never teach those principles again or speak them to any person on the Earth we all forgave him and voted to receive him into full fellowship